ProductDescription

Finally you can produce impressive and stylish foil imprinting without the trouble and expense of foil die creation with Gold Metallic Pigment Laminating Foil. Imagine it; foil stamped business cards, invitations, greetings cards, certificates, the possibilities are endless. Anything you can feed through a laser printer can be imprinted with the incredible new Foil Laminating process. All you need is a laser printer (toner based printer), and a substantial pouch laminator such as the GBC H600, H700, or the Speedy Lam Pouch Laminator and you can create flawless foil imprints on anything from event tickets, to formal wedding invitations. Imagine the time saved if you could provide a foil stamped proof to your design client in minutes. With the Foil Laminating foil laminating process; you can. Contact MyBinding.com today to discover how this revolutionary process is making foil imprinting easier and more economical to incorporate into your design process.

** These foils are specialty items and as such, are non returnable. **

Product Details

Color: Gold Metallic

Width: 8", 12", or 24"

Roll Length: 100' - 1000'

Core Size: 1/2" - 1"

ItemSpecifications

It is suggested that the pouch laminator you use to produce foil lamination imprints have 4 laminating rollers, and controls allowing you specify temperature and speed. A slow speed with a temperature of 250F is recommended for best foil imprinting results. Textured papers are not recommended for use in the foil laminating process. A smooth, flat paper surface texture is necessary to achieve high quality results.

While many customers run foil fused sheets back through a laser printer after initial foil imprinting, it is important to note that some printers may pick up small pieces of foil off the sheet. These particles may become deposited on parts within the printer which would require additional maintenance to remove and/or require replacement of contaminated parts.

While many customers run foil fused sheets back through a laser printer after initial foil imprinting, it is important to note that some printers may pick up small pieces of foil off the sheet. These particles may become deposited on parts within the printer which would require additional maintenance to remove and/or require replacement of contaminated parts.

ProductReviews

I used a color laser printer I thought it would only stick to the black. It stuck to everything. The cool part was everything that wasn't black does this cool color shifting effect. I didn't know that was what I wanted but I am glad I got it.

The gold effect is nice but since it doesn't adhere well to porous papers it looks a little aged. Some people like that look. I liked it for some of my projects but not all of them. It only worked well on glossy paper, which doesn't absorb the toner as much, so it adheres more evenly. Those projects looked stunning. I like this product overall. I'd probably order some more colors later after a few trials and errors with paper types.

DemonstrationVideo

How to Foil Laminate

For those who are new to this, we’ll first go over the basic steps. We also highly encourage everyone to view our written knowledge base article.

Here’s the supplies you’ll need: your laminating foil, some scissors, a project printed with a laser printer, a carrier, and finally a pouch laminator.

First, open your carrier and place your project inside. Now take your foil and cut it appropriately to cover the correct portion of your project.

Take that piece and rest it in its position.

If you have other colors and places to fill, continue to do ...Read More

This is How to Foil Laminate!

For those who are new to this, we’ll first go over the basic steps. We also highly encourage everyone to view our written knowledge base article.

Here’s the supplies you’ll need: your laminating foil, some scissors, a project printed with a laser printer, a carrier, and finally a pouch laminator.

First, open your carrier and place your project inside. Now take your foil and cut it appropriately to cover the correct portion of your project.

Take that piece and rest it in its position.

If you have other colors and places to fill, continue to do so.

It’s important to cover the printed portions of your project that you do not want to foil. If you don’t then some of the print will transfer onto your carrier and make a mess on other later projects.

Now insert the carrier into the laminator. It’s best to either hold or get something to keep the project flat so that the foil does not fall from within the carrier.

When it’s done, remove the carrier from the back, open it up and proceed to peal off the foil and uncover your project.

Now chances are you’ll see spots in your foiled project, which means we have to go over steps for quality control.

I wish there was an easy one-and-done way to get the best quality—but there are so many factors in play that it’s going to take some trial and error on your part.

So first, when printing you have to print on a laser printer, no other printers will work. The foil adheres best with solid black projects—if you have colors, convert them to black or don’t laminate them. This also means no gradients or opaqueness. And it’s best to use vector based images—texts are vector based, and programs like Adobe Illustrator create vector based art.

The smoother the paper, the better your results. And as long as you can print it in your printer you will be able to foil it.

For choosing a laminator, it should have temperature controls for 10 mil, but preferable one that you can set the actual temperature manually to 300 degrees fahrenheit or higher. Slow down your laminator, too. And make sure the throat of your laminator is large enough to fit your projects!

When you choose not to foil part of your project, cover it with paper to avoid ink transferring onto your carrier and ruining future projects. And we’ve found that for some reason, some foils just adhere better than others.

Not every printer toner provides the best results. Some toners adhere better than others, and printers with a high dots per inch(DPI) will provide smoother edges and nicer results.

For serious professional foiling, check out foil fusers and foil stamping machines—these are expensive, commercial usage machines. Follow this information and you should be able to achieve some great looking foil laminated projects!

Step 2: Cut a piece of laminating foil from the roll in a size proportional to the text or graphic you wish to appear in foil.

Step 3: With a substantial pouch laminator, slip your printed piece (with foil over the desired imprint area) within a paper carrier. A carrier such as a larger piece of folded paper or card stock is necessary to prevent the foil from directly contacting the rollers of the pouch laminator.

Step 4: Insert the carrier into pouch laminator.

Step 5: Once the carrier exits, pull the foil sheet off to reveal the foil imprint. The foil will only adhere to the toner printed areas of your paper (text or graphic).

Thank you for your question. You would need a pouch laminator that gets hot enough to process a 10 mil pouch to work with any of the laminating foils.

Answered by MyBinding29 days ago

Q:

What is the Gage on this

Asked by johan

A:

Thank you for your question. There is not a gauge associated with this product. Laminating foil is a thin metallic colored "foil" on a plastic backing. The foil has a thermal activated coating so it will stick to toner from a laser printer.

Answered by MyBinding1 years and 8 months ago ago

Q:

Can I use multiple color foil on one sheet of paper? Or just one color on the entire page?

Asked by Sara

A:

Great Question! So you can use multiple colors on one sheet, you just want to make sure the images are not touching each other. If you cut small pieces to cover different artwork on the sheet and you overlap the foil, it can create a line where the rollers press down on the foil underneath.

Answered by Mybinding.com1 years and 10 months ago ago

Q:

whats the temperature required, as the foil seems to also get stuck, like dirt outside of the toner area

Asked by Hanif

A:

Thank you for your question. The activation temperature of lamination foil is is approx 300 degrees, a pouch laminator that can process 10 mil thick pouches would get hot enough to work with laminating foil. The foil itself is designed so that it should only stick to toner, If you are getting specking outside of the intended area, double check the original image that you are printing and make sure that the image is clear. You may also want to check and be sure the printer is printing clean, because the foil will stick even to tiny specks of toner.

Answered by MyBinding2 years ago

Q:

Do you offer sample sizes? I'm interested in your foils, but want to try out a smaller size if possible prior to purchasing a roll.

Asked by Marsha Hogsed

A:

Thank you for your question. For Sample requests please reach out to our customer service team either through live chat,by e-mail at Sales@mybinding.com, or by phone at 1-800-944-4573 and we would be happy to coordinate with the manufacturer to get a sample out to you if they have one available for this product.